Word: silent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...appearance he is small, lean and wiry. His thin face is tanned a reddish brown. His stubbly brown hair he wears cut short and upright. His clothes are expensively conservative. On the floor he usually sits erect and silent, hands folded attentively in his lap. On the rare occasions when he does speak, he asks in advance not to be interrupted and then begins to read: "The Navy is the first line of defense. . . .'' No orator, his voice lacks resonance and pitch. When drawn into rough-&-tumble debate on the Navy, he becomes fussed and nervous...
...Former silent pictures which were money makers in their day are being retaken and an unusual number have come into being recently. In addition to "Daddy Longlegs," and "Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," at least four other old productions are coming out again. They are "The Miracle Man," the show which brought stardom to Thomas Meighan, Rence Adores, and Lon Chaney; "Fireman Save My Child," formerly a Beery-Hatton vehicle; "Smilin' Through," in which Norma Shearer will do the part once taken by Norma Talmadge; and "The Man Who Played God," a story about a musician who becomes deal...
Devonshire, pleasantest county in Britain, has a bleak centre. Midway between Plymouth and Exeter lies Dartmoor, a silent ocean of grey, treeless hills that support nothing but gorse, primroses in spring, and a few water-logged sheep. In its middle lies a grim, grey prison...
...largest room on the first floor is the auditorium, a compect assembly of mechanical excellences, designed to enhance the lectures and films presented under the institute's auspices. Decorated in soft colors and seating about three hundred people, it is equipped with the most modern projectors for lantern slides, silent and sound films. At the side of the platform there are several brass plates of switches and buttons. These control the electrically driven shutters in the skylight overhead, the concealing lights, the velvet curtains and the multiple drops. These drops comprise three blackboards which disappear into the files, allowing sketches...
...national plebiscite to re-elect President von Hindenburg. Adolf Hitler wrote Chancellor Bruning a belated letter flatly refusing to help prolong the President's term by Reichstag action, whereupon the Government set Feb. 28 as election day. On the subject of election candidates Herr Hitler was glumly silent. Silent', too, was Oberst Epp. With so much almost within his grasp he did not want to overstep...